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Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is a political theorist, social activist and author. His latest book is The Clash of Cultures — Hindutva — Mullah Conflicting Ethics.
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